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The Ballad of The Green Berets
Words by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, Music by Robin Moore--1966

VERSE 1:
Fighting soldiers from the sky, fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say, the brave men of the Green Berets

CHORUS:
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
One hundred men, will test today but only three win the Green Beret

VERSE 2:
Trained to live off nature's land, trained in combat hand to hand
Men who fight by night and day, courage peak from the Green Beret

CHORUS:
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
One hundred men, will test today but only three win the Green Beret

VERSE 3:
Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed, leaving her his last request

REVISED CHORUS:
"Put silver wings on my son's chest, make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day, have him win the Green Beret"

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